AI Automation & Agents

My startup has raised $14M to build the future of the agentic internet. I'm an avid OpenClaw user and have used it to automate dozens of workflows in my company.

Welcome to my profile! With over a decade of experience in building and investing in startups, I bring a wealth of knowledge in AI, automation, and technology innovation. As a General Partner at Philo Ventures and Director of BYU's Sandbox Program, I have mentored numerous students and entrepreneurs in launching successful software startups. My journey includes co-founding Data Spark, which was acquired by Threecolts, and leading product development at Randall Reilly during its growth to a billion-dollar valuation. If you're looking to harness AI and automation to transform your business, let's connect and explore how I can help you achieve your goals!

I'm a Senior Software Engineer at Slack on the DevXP AI team, where I focus on AI adoption and agent tooling — helping engineers and non-engineers across the company integrate Claude Code and AI-powered workflows into their day-to-day. I work hands-on with agentic systems, prompt engineering, MCP servers, and LLM harness design, and I'm one of the people leading the charge on making AI automation actually usable for real teams. Beyond Slack, I've spoken at 100+ events on tech and emerging tools, and I build in this space constantly — from AI-powered dashboards to Claude-integrated workflows. Whether you're a developer trying to build your first agent, a team lead figuring out which AI tools are worth the hype, or a non-engineer wanting to automate your work with AI, I can help you cut through the noise and actually ship.

I work at Microsoft leading initiatives focused on AI systems, application security, and enterprise deployment of AI driven solutions. My experience includes evaluating, securing, and advising on AI automation, agent based workflows, and AI enabled product architectures. This gives me a practical understanding of how AI automation and agents are actually implemented inside large organizations, including the technical, operational, and risk considerations that are often overlooked. I help professionals and teams design real world AI automation strategies, understand agent architectures, and identify where AI can create meaningful efficiency gains. My coaching focuses on turning AI automation concepts into usable workflows, selecting high impact use cases, navigating integration challenges, and building solutions that are secure, scalable, and aligned to business outcomes. Whether you are exploring AI agents for productivity, engineering workflows, or enterprise adoption, I provide guidance grounded in hands on experience with how these systems perform in production.

Most AI coaches will teach you what's possible. I'll help you figure out what's actually worth building and then build it, without writing a single line of code. I've been advising on AI strategy and policy since 2018, well before most professionals were paying attention. I've used AI to automate my own workflows for years, advised a $22B federal department on AI workforce strategy at Deloitte, and built a startup that scaled across 81 countries -- entirely with no-code tools. My recent work includes Stanford's Accelerator for Learning, where I've partnered directly with OpenAI and Anthropic, and teaching entrepreneurship at Stanford. I was also selected as one of 40 global experts for the EdSAFE AI Alliance, shaping international frameworks for responsible AI in education and workforce development. What makes my coaching different is the same thing that makes me useful: I'm a non-technical builder, and I'm not embarrassed about it! I know what's achievable without a dev team, without a technical co-founder, and without months of setup. My focus is on prompting methodology -- how to engineer the most relevant outputs from AI tools with the least back-and-forth, the lowest risk, and the most durable results. We build systems that hold up after our sessions end. My goal isn't a long coaching relationship. It's to get you AI-native and independent as fast as possible, usually in 2–4 sessions. Every workflow we build, you own. Every prompt we engineer, you understand well enough to adapt yourself. Here are some things I've built & can teach you to build: 🗓️ Weekly accomplishment generator: paste your calendar and notes into Claude, get a polished weekly summary ready for your manager, your performance review, or LinkedIn. No more Sunday night scramble. 📰 Competitive research digest: a Make automation monitors your chosen sources and routes them to Claude weekly. One-page brief, actually worth reading. You show up to every conversation informed. ✍️ Content repurposer: one piece of writing goes in, a LinkedIn post, newsletter draft, and three takeaways for Tiktok & Reels come out. One input, three outputs, zero blank page. 🤝 Personal CRM nudger: Make flags contacts you haven't reached in 60+ days, Claude drafts the re-engagement note. Your network stays warm without you having to remember anyone. ☀️ Daily priority engine: dump your task list into Claude each morning, get back a ranked list with reasoning and time estimates. Less decision fatigue, more forward motion. These are real workflows, not demos. I use most of them myself, and we'll build yours to fit your actual role, not a generic template! My tools of choice are Make and Claude, but the methodology transfers to ChatGPT, Zapier, Notion AI, and more. Whatever you're working with, we'll meet you there. I'm especially helpful to: 🎯 Non-technical professionals in consulting, finance, education, and government expected to be AI-native but never taught how 🎓 Recent college and MBA grads entering roles where AI fluency is assumed but never taught 🏗️ Founders and operators who need systems before they can afford systems 🔁 Professionals who've experimented with AI tools but haven't made them stick

As a passionate advocate for leveraging AI and machine learning to drive growth, I bring a unique blend of experience from my roles at Leland and Soma Capital. At Leland, I focus on growth strategies, while at Soma Capital, I scout for early-stage talent in the tech space, including AI-driven startups. My background in management consulting with Deloitte has equipped me with the skills to analyze and implement innovative solutions. I'm excited to help you navigate the AI/ML landscape and achieve your career goals. Let's connect and explore how I can support your journey!

My expertise isn't just about knowing what a tool does; it's about understanding how to stack them together to build a real, automated system. I've seen so many people get lost trying to find one "magic" platform. My theory is that the real power comes from using "glue" platforms like N8N or Make to connect the tools you already use. It's about designing an entire, visible workflow—letting your data in Airtable or your processes in Notion talk directly to your sales outreach in Smartlead. I've used this exact approach to solve complex, real-world problems, like automating a client's entire purchasing order system. We took a 40-hour-a-month manual nightmare and cut it down to five. I believe these visual, node-based tools are a game-changer because they let you see your process, taking automation out of a "black box" and putting you in control.